$10,000 college natural resource scholarships available

San Antonio- The Texas Wildlife Association Foundation (TWAF) and the San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc. (SALE) have joined forces to offer four $10,000 Natural Resource Excellence in Education Scholarships in the fall of 2009. The scholarships will be awarded to four freshmen at Texas universities who are majoring in a natural resource-related field such as agricultural science, wildlife science, forestry, range science, etc.

Completed applications are due by September 14, 2009, and an application can be obtained at www.texas-wildlife.org

This is the third year time that TWAF and SALE have teamed up to offer scholarships to future natural resource professionals. The program was expanded two years ago because of the overwhelming response and need.

To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be:

• A Texas resident;

• A graduate of a Texas high school;

• Enrolled in a Texas accredited college or university with a natural resource/agricultural degree program;

• Classified as a "Freshman" or in first year after high school in the accredited program;

• Majoring in a natural resource related field such as agricultural science, wildlife science, forestry, range science, etc.;

• A citizen of the United States and provide a valid social security number if chosen

Students must also maintain 12 hours per semester and a minimum 2.0 GPA per semester and 2.5 cumulative GPA.

The scholarships are awarded based on overall quality and on essay responses to a series of natural resource questions.